Psalms 31:22

22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

Psalms 31:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
ESV
22 I had said in my alarm, "I am cut off from your sight." But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.
NLT
22 In panic I cried out, “I am cut off from the LORD !” But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.
MSG
22 I panicked. "Out of sight, out of mind," I said. But you heard me say it, you heard and listened.
CSB
22 In my alarm I had said, "I am cut off from Your sight." But You heard the sound of my pleading when I cried to You for help.

Psalms 31:22 In-Context

20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.
21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.
22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
23 Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 116:11
  • 2. Job 6:9; Job 17:1; Psalms 37:9; Psalms 88:5; Isaiah 38:12
  • 3. Psalms 6:9; Psalms 66:19; Psalms 116:1; Psalms 145:19; Lamentations 3:54
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